Cowboys & Aliens

This is an awesome movie and is really meant to be only watched in the theaters. Seeing Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig together in a movie was just awesome and I really enjoyed the adventure they had dealing with aliens in a 1800s town. I will be discussing the characters, the aliens in the film and the story that made me want to see this movie three times in the theater.

Cowboys & Aliens itself is a 2006 graphic novel written by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. I haven't read it comic myself, but I've heard that it wasn't that great. Anyway, focusing on the film version, Daniel Craig's character is Jake Lonergan, an outlaw and bandit who suddenly wakes up in the middle of the desert to discover something very strange on his arm.

It looks as if it is a big bracellet or something of the shot, or a shackle with no chain connected to it. Attempting to get it off, he has no success and is approached by these outlaws whom he easily kicks their asses and takes a horse to ride into the city of Absolution. From there, he is still not aware of who he is, or what he is meant to do. Having not a clue, he is then wisked into an adventure dealing with first the town colonel Dolarhyde played by Harrison Ford who wants his gold that Lonergan stole from him in the past. Craig's character is pretty much straightforward. He doesn't do a lot of talking and is a really physical hands on kind of character, much like his interpretation of James Bond.

Harrison Ford's character is a ruthless old man who has a bad temper and is basically the man of the town. He pushes his weight around and doesn't take any crap from anyone. When he arrives in Absolution and finds the man who took his gold, he is ordering the police of the town, "You give him to me now! Or I'm gonna take him!" But when a whole new force comes down from the sky, it's up to everyone to work together and figure out how to stop them. This includes Ford working with Craig. Nearing 70, Ford still has it in him!

The film itself is about two hours long and it's fun every minute. If you are into sci-fi or even westers, it's certainly the movie for you. I would put this up there with the fun of Back to the Future Part III. I'm personally not into westerns...at all. But when it is combined with sci-fi and something cool and filled with wonder, you better believe I will be down for the ride. I'm glad I saw this movie and it certainly is my favorite movie of the year...so far. And as we approach September, I can believe that it will be my favorite film all year. Just wait until you see the aliens in this movie! Gnarly!!!